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Old August 11th, 2017, 05:16 PM   #7915
choneofakind
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Originally Posted by Ram Jet View Post
I cut a 2" x 8 3/4" piece of cardboard and blocked off a portion of my radiator. My running temperature went from 162 degrees to 188 degrees. I'm OK with that. I'll make a more permanent block off with a 1/8" thick piece of neoprene rubber.
Try this instead:
http://shop.watt-man.com/Thermo-Bob-...EARS-TB3-N.htm

Instead of making the cooling system less effective to raise temperature, it uses a partial bypass and higher temperature thermostat to get the engine up to temp quicker and hold it there more uniformly than the factory system. It works year round.
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